Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,845,280 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,845,009 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
6,845,009 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 6,845,280 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 82,143,360 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 82,140,105 KWD per year, or 6,845,009 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 KWD in your salary will be taxed 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 43793179
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 38179526
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 72703765
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 59554108
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 55142208
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 54832734
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 53394664
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 53393182
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 53107428
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 50315227
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 50112717
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 49898967
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 49293502
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 46864098
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 59759348
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 57500507
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 56048103
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 55873952
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 54338139
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 53393862
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 50518256
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 50013363
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 49778583
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 49286367
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 45181899
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 45179944
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 82140105
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 82138942
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 81319187
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 78036192
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 78036192
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 75571891
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 61607605
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 61607578
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 47841173
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 41079194
50.0%
10
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Kuwait, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.

NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.